The place they went into was a bathroom. Fortunately, there was no maid there, but the large marble bath was filled with warm water. As if a maid had poured hot water in there to cool it down, their view was blurred because of the water vapor in the bathroom.
"Damn it! How come she walked so fast? Are you sure she went this way?"
In the meantime, somebody's footsteps in the distance were heard closer. That was the noise of a couple of men walking with heavy steps and Ober's displeased voice.
Marianne managed to come to her senses. As there was only one she could turn to at that moment, she desperately held the hem of his robe.
Her exposed neck and shoulders trembled bitterly like herbivorous animals. She felt cold even though she was in the warm bathroom.
The moment she curled up her shoulder, Eckart quietly raised her arm.
"You are really bugging me. Giyom, are you sure you didn't meet Marianne? Was there any news that she had a big quarrel with my mother today?"